# Foundation for combination skin Source: HiveTried, https://hivetried.com/beauty/foundation/for-combination-skin/ Category: Beauty > Foundation. Updated 2026-10-08. Based on 286 counted first-hand reports from Ulta and Sephora shopper reviews, Aug 2018 to Sep 2026. **Question:** Which foundation works on combination skin? **Short answer:** Too Faced Born This Way Foundation has the best record for combination skin: 17 of 20 reviewers said it worked on both their oily and dry areas. MAKE UP FOR EVER HD Invisible Cover Foundation is right behind at 23 of 28, and NARS Sheer Glow Foundation follows at 19 of 25. At the other end, NARS All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation has the weakest record here at 15 of 28. **What stands out:** Where a foundation fails combination skin, it tends to fail on one side. Shine is the complaint on ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint (29%), a cakey look on Hourglass Vanish Foundation Stick (30%), and breaking up on oily areas on NARS All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation (20%). ## Ranking (buyers who said whether it worked) | Rank | Product | Works on both | Share | Amazon | |---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Too Faced Born This Way Foundation | 17 of 20 | 85% | yes | | 2 | MAKE UP FOR EVER HD Invisible Cover Foundation | 23 of 28 | 82% | no | | 3 | NARS Sheer Glow Foundation | 19 of 25 | 76% | no | | 4 | ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint | 19 of 28 | 68% | yes | | 5 | IT Cosmetics CC+ Cream | 24 of 40 | 60% | yes | | 6 | Hourglass Vanish Foundation Stick | 14 of 25 | 56% | no | | 7 | NARS All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation | 15 of 28 | 54% | no | Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% Wilson confidence interval, so a product needs a high share and enough reports to rank high. An Amazon link is shown only when at least 60% say it works. ## Product notes ### 1. Too Faced Born This Way Foundation 33% praise the coverage and 33% say it looks like skin. Shade is the snag, with 10% finding it hard to match. Reviewers who list combination skin report 14 of 17. - Praised for: Good coverage (33%), Looks like skin (33%), Lasts all day (23%) - Complaints: Hard to find a shade (10%), Wears off fast (7%), Looks cakey or heavy (7%) - Reports counted: 30 ### 2. MAKE UP FOR EVER HD Invisible Cover Foundation 27% say it looks like skin and 23% find it comfortable on dry areas. Complaints are 13% for wearing off and 7% for shine. Counted reviews are all from Sephora. - Praised for: Looks like skin (27%), Comfortable on dry skin (23%), Controls oil and shine (17%) - Complaints: Wears off fast (13%), Hard to find a shade (7%), Too shiny or greasy (7%) - Reports counted: 30 ### 3. NARS Sheer Glow Foundation 30% say it lasts all day and 27% say it looks like skin. Complaints are scattered, with shade match, orange oxidizing, clinging to dry patches and shine each near 7% of reviews. - Praised for: Lasts all day (30%), Looks like skin (27%), Good coverage (23%) - Complaints: Hard to find a shade (7%), Oxidizes or turns orange (7%), Too shiny or greasy (7%) - Reports counted: 30 ### 4. ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint Shine is the main complaint, in 29% of its reviews, and 8% call it too expensive. Where it works, reviewers say it looks like skin (13%) and feels comfortable on dry areas (11%). On ILIA's own site, 12 of 15 say it works, which we show but don't count. - Praised for: Looks like skin (13%), Comfortable on dry skin (11%), Lasts all day (8%) - Complaints: Too shiny or greasy (29%), Too expensive (8%), Wears off fast (5%) - Reports counted: 38 ### 5. IT Cosmetics CC+ Cream More reviewers weighed in on it than on any other foundation here, and coverage is the draw, praised in 50% of its reviews. Results split by store: 17 of 24 at Sephora but 7 of 16 at Ulta. Shine (13%) and clinging to dry patches (12%) are the common complaints. - Praised for: Good coverage (50%), Lasts all day (25%), Comfortable on dry skin (15%) - Complaints: Too shiny or greasy (13%), Hard to find a shade (12%), Wears off fast (8%) - Reports counted: 52 ### 6. Hourglass Vanish Foundation Stick A cakey or heavy look is the main complaint, in 30% of its reviews, and 13% call it too expensive. Praise goes to coverage (23%) and being buildable (20%). Counted reviews are all from Sephora. - Praised for: Good coverage (23%), Lasts all day (20%), Buildable (20%) - Complaints: Looks cakey or heavy (30%), Hard to find a shade (13%), Too expensive (13%) - Reports counted: 30 ### 7. NARS All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation Weakest record here, at 54%. 20% say it breaks up on oily areas and 17% say it clings to dry patches, so it struggles on both halves of combination skin. Reviewers do like how long it lasts, at 30%. - Praised for: Lasts all day (30%), Good coverage (27%), Easy shade match (17%) - Complaints: Settles into lines (10%), Too shiny or greasy (10%), Wears off fast (7%) - Reports counted: 30 ## Questions **Which foundation works on combination skin?** In these reviews, Too Faced Born This Way Foundation comes first at 17 of 20, followed by MAKE UP FOR EVER HD Invisible Cover Foundation at 23 of 28 and NARS Sheer Glow Foundation at 19 of 25. More reviewers weighed in on IT Cosmetics CC+ Cream than on any other foundation here, at 24 of 40. **Does NARS All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation work on combination skin?** Not reliably. 15 of 28 reviewers who mentioned it said it worked. Complaints are breaking up on oily areas (20%) and clinging to dry patches (17%). That is the weakest record here, at 54%. **Is there a foundation for combination skin on Amazon?** Yes. The best pick sold on Amazon is Too Faced Born This Way Foundation, at 17 of 20. ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint and IT Cosmetics CC+ Cream are also sold there through the brand. **Does ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint work on combination skin?** For 19 of 28 reviewers it did. The catch is shine, which 29% of its reviews mention, and 8% call it too expensive. ## Method HiveTried counts first-hand reports only, drops reviews written for free products, shows brand-site reviews without counting them, and never accepts payment for placement. Full method: https://hivetried.com/how-we-count/